- Black Warrior Basin
The Black Warrior Basin is a geologic area of western
Alabama developed forcoal andcoalbed methane production. The Black Warrior Basin has been developed and in production longer than any other United States coalbed basin. [http://www.gsa.state.al.us/documents/oginfo/cbm.pdf Alabama State Oil and Gas Board; Coalbed Methane Resources of Alabama] Centered in Tuscaloosa and western Jefferson Counties, the basin is significantly larger in area and production than theCahaba Basin in Bibb and Shelby Counties to the southeast [http://www.gsa.state.al.us/img/mapf7.jpgAlabama State Oil and Gas Board; Oil and Gas Regions Map] . The coalbed methane is produced from the Pottsville Coal Interval [http://www.gsa.state.al.us/ogb/db_field.aspx Alabama State Oil and Gas Board; Fields & Pools Database] .References
Further reading
*Hatch J.R. and M.J. Pawlewicz. (2007). "Geologic assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Black Warrior Basin Province, Alabama and Mississippi" [Digital Data Series 069-I] . Reston, VA: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
External links
* [http://www.gsa.state.al.us/index.html Geological Survery of Alabama; Alabama State Oil and Gas Board]
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